Detachable shoe sole and heel



March 6, TORCHlA E1- AL 1,950,041

DETACHABLE SHOE- SOLE AND HEEL Origin'al Filed Jan. 26, 1931 T 5 vINVENTORS ATTEORAW Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEAlberto Torchia, Brooklyn,

and Isidor Stoeckert,

Glendale, Long Island, N. Y.

Application January 26, 1931, Serial No.

Renewed December 5, 1933 3 Claims. (01. 36-15) This invention relates toa new and useful dea readily detachable sole The object of the inventionis to provide a novel means of removably holding the said detachablesole and heel in place on the shoe.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe showing our improved detachablesole and heel applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical central section view of one of theattaching members as embodied in our improved device.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the attaching place.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 6 is a. perspective view of the attaching screw as embodied in ourimproved device.

Fig. 7 is a bottom view of a shoe heel showing a modified form of theinvention;

view taken on 10 has formed or cut therein an opening, so as to provideoppositely disposed edges 14 and 15.

The plate 10 has also formed or bent therefrom opposite upwardlyextended elements 16 and 17,

provided with extremities 18 and 19, of arc-shape constructionpreferably serrated, or having teeth formed therein.

A staple 20 of cylindrical body construction is provided with a flangedextremity 21 and has formed therein a central threaded opening 22.

As clearly shown in the accompanying drawing, the staple 20 is insertedin an aperture formed in the under portion 23 of a shoe 24, the flangedportion 21 is positioned innermost. The extremmentioned flanged porofthe the serrated extremities 18 and 19 of the attaching plate '10 so asto prevent the loss or misplacement of the said attaching screw for thepurpose of securely holding the heel and sole in place on the underportion of the shoe.

The above described construction is also such as will permit the edges14 and 15 of the attaching plate 10 to engage the square portion 25staple so as to prevent the said staple from turning which permit thesaid attaching screw to be applied thereto.

It is understood that a plurality of the said attaching members areemployed as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing, andthat same are positioned adjacent to the edges of the heel and sole,as'is the usual position or placing of the ordinary attaching means suchas sewing, nails or other attachment.

In Fig. 7 the heel 31 is made of a pair of symmetrical sections 32 andone end section 33 so that a worn section may be replaced by a new oneinstead of changing the entire heel.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desiretosecure by United States Letters Patent is:-

1. In a shoe having a permanent inner sole and detachable sole and heel,sole and heel fastening means, comprising a plurality of fasteningelements each comprising a cylindrical staple extended through saidinner sole and having its bottom portion formed with straight sides, ascrew engaged through said detachable sole or heel for holding purposesand threadedly en a ing saidcylindrical staple, and an attaching platemoulded 'in said sole or heel and having straight sides engageableagainst the straight sides of said cylindrical staple for holding thestaple against possible turning and furthermore being formed 1 withupward directed elements engaging against said screw for preventing saidscrew from becoming loose.

2. In a shoe having a permanent inner sole and a detachable sole andheel, sole and heel fasten- 195 ing means, comprising a plurality offastening elements each comprising a cylindrical staple extended throughsaid inner sole and having its bottom portion formed with straightsides, a screw engaged through said detachable sole or heel for holdingpurposes and threadedly engaging said cylindrical staple, and anattaching plate moulded in said sides engageable against the straightsides of said cylindrical staple for holding the staple against possibleturning and furthermore being formed with upward directed elementsengaging against said screw for preventing said screw from becomingloose, the said straight sides of said staple comprising the straightsides of a square extremity of said staple.

3. In a shoe having a permanent inner sole and a detachable sole andheel, sole and heel fastening means, comprising a plurality of fasteningelements each comprising a cylindrical staple extended through saidinner sole and having its sole or heel and having straight bottomportion formed with straight sides, a screw engaged through saiddetachable sole or heel for holding purposes and threadedly engagingsaid cylindrical staple, and an attaching plate moulded in said sole orheel and having straight sides engageable against the straight sides ofsaid cylindrical staple for holding the staple against possible turningand furthermore being formed with upward directed elements engagingagainst said screw for preventing said screw from becoming loose, thestraight sides of said attaching plate comprising the sides of a centralopening formed therein.

ALBERTO TORCHIA.

ISIDOR STOECKERT.

